Media Studies

REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE

You want to use industry-standard equipment and software in the production of your own media.

You enjoy a subject that is all coursework.

The course is equivalent to one and a half A-Levels, completed in one year, and would be your main course of study.

WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

During the course you will analyse media products and audiences, produce a print-based media product, a piece of audio-visual media, an audio media product, photography for media products, talk and music radio production.

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

All units are internally assessed and moderated by a visiting moderator.

PROGRESSION

You can take the Diploma or Extended Diploma in Year 2. Following this you could go on to university, where there is a range of media related qualifications, including video and film production, advertising and marketing, scriptwriting and journalism. Apprenticeships or employment in the media industries.

What You'll Need

• keen interest in the media
• you should enjoy analysis, discussion and practical work
• you should also enjoy creative work as you will be generating your own ideas for productions which you will then produce

Priestley Extra

Students will have the opportunity to work on the college radio station, Radio Wave. There will be a range of extracurricular activities for students including residential visits to London and New York.